MERLIN
- Iris Technology Solutions, Sociedad Limitada - Spain,
- Rovimatica SL - Spain,
- Alma Mater Studiorum, Universita di Bologna (UNIBO) - Italy,
- Ioniqa Technologies BV - Netherlands,
- Indorama Ventures Europe BV - Netherlands,
- Wellman France Recyclage (WFR) - France,
- Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) - France,
- Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production gGmbH - Germany,
- Particula Group Drustvo S Organicenom Odgovornoscu Za Istrazivanje Razvoj I Proizvodnju - Croatia,
- ITC Packaging SL - Spain,
- Icimendue SRL - Italy,
- Enco Srl - Italy,
- European Plastics Converters (EuPC) AISBL - Belgium,
- Polymer Comply Europe - Belgium,
- PreZero Iberia SL - Spain
For the packaging sector, multilayer plastic structures offer many advantages, such as thermal stability to barrier properties that help preserve foodstuffs. They are also more efficient in transport due to the lower weight of the plastic. However, despite the benefits, they are an environmental concern. Multilayer packaging materials cannot be recycled using traditional plastic recycling technologies. In this context, the EU-funded MERLIN project will offer innovative solutions to increase the quality and rate of recycled plastic materials coming from multilayer packaging waste. These solutions include the use of optical sensors and artificial intelligence for sorting and solvent-based processes for delamination. The project is in line with the EU’s goal for all plastic packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2030.
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